Providing Timely Information: Program Monitoring
As we discussed in our previous article “The Pandemic and Non-profits” the pandemic has had a substantial effect on the operation and sustenance of nonprofits.
Tag: formative evaluation
How Evaluation Can Help Non-profits to Respond to the COVID-19 Health Crisis
The current health crisis is compelling many non-profits to rethink how they do business. Many must consider how to best serve their stakeholders with new
Did We Achieve What We Intended? Summative Evaluations
A summative evaluation is typically conducted near, or at the end of a program or program cycle. Summative evaluations seek to determine if, over the
Strengthening Programs and Initiatives through Formative Evaluation
Formative evaluations are evaluations whose primary purpose is to gather information that can be used to improve or strengthen the implementation of a program or
Pretending to Love Work
In a previous blog post, “Why You Hate Work” we discussed an article that appeared in the New York Times that investigated the way that the
Program Evaluation Methods and Questions: A Discussion
“I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned.” ― Richard Feynman The Cambridge Dictionary defines research as “A
Strengthening Program AND Organizational Effectiveness
Program evaluation is seldom simply about making a narrow judgment about the outcomes of a program (i.e., whether the desired changes were, in fact, ultimately
Understanding Different Types of Program Evaluation
Program evaluations are conducted for a variety of reasons. Purposes can range from a mechanical compliance with a funder’s reporting requirements, to the genuine desire
Questions Before Methods
Like other research initiatives, each program evaluation should begin with a question, or series of questions that the evaluation seeks to answer. (See my previous
Providing Timely Information: Program Monitoring
As we discussed in our previous article “The Pandemic and Non-profits” the pandemic has had a substantial effect on the operation and sustenance of nonprofits.
How Evaluation Can Help Non-profits to Respond to the COVID-19 Health Crisis
The current health crisis is compelling many non-profits to rethink how they do business. Many must consider how to best serve their stakeholders with new
Did We Achieve What We Intended? Summative Evaluations
A summative evaluation is typically conducted near, or at the end of a program or program cycle. Summative evaluations seek to determine if, over the
Strengthening Programs and Initiatives through Formative Evaluation
Formative evaluations are evaluations whose primary purpose is to gather information that can be used to improve or strengthen the implementation of a program or
Pretending to Love Work
In a previous blog post, “Why You Hate Work” we discussed an article that appeared in the New York Times that investigated the way that the
Program Evaluation Methods and Questions: A Discussion
“I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned.” ― Richard Feynman The Cambridge Dictionary defines research as “A
Strengthening Program AND Organizational Effectiveness
Program evaluation is seldom simply about making a narrow judgment about the outcomes of a program (i.e., whether the desired changes were, in fact, ultimately
Understanding Different Types of Program Evaluation
Program evaluations are conducted for a variety of reasons. Purposes can range from a mechanical compliance with a funder’s reporting requirements, to the genuine desire
Questions Before Methods
Like other research initiatives, each program evaluation should begin with a question, or series of questions that the evaluation seeks to answer. (See my previous
Providing Timely Information: Program Monitoring
As we discussed in our previous article “The Pandemic and Non-profits” the pandemic has had a substantial effect on the operation and sustenance of nonprofits.
How Evaluation Can Help Non-profits to Respond to the COVID-19 Health Crisis
The current health crisis is compelling many non-profits to rethink how they do business. Many must consider how to best serve their stakeholders with new
Did We Achieve What We Intended? Summative Evaluations
A summative evaluation is typically conducted near, or at the end of a program or program cycle. Summative evaluations seek to determine if, over the
Strengthening Programs and Initiatives through Formative Evaluation
Formative evaluations are evaluations whose primary purpose is to gather information that can be used to improve or strengthen the implementation of a program or
Pretending to Love Work
In a previous blog post, “Why You Hate Work” we discussed an article that appeared in the New York Times that investigated the way that the
Program Evaluation Methods and Questions: A Discussion
“I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned.” ― Richard Feynman The Cambridge Dictionary defines research as “A
Strengthening Program AND Organizational Effectiveness
Program evaluation is seldom simply about making a narrow judgment about the outcomes of a program (i.e., whether the desired changes were, in fact, ultimately
Understanding Different Types of Program Evaluation
Program evaluations are conducted for a variety of reasons. Purposes can range from a mechanical compliance with a funder’s reporting requirements, to the genuine desire
Questions Before Methods
Like other research initiatives, each program evaluation should begin with a question, or series of questions that the evaluation seeks to answer. (See my previous